The Beatles song John Lennon called “a piece of journalism”
Love is probably the only emotion that we are so incapable of explaining; it requires absolutely no explanation. Look at someone like John Lennon. From an early age, he was […]
The song Ringo Starr said ruined him as a rock singer: “I blame that band”
Ringo Starr never claimed to have the greatest voice in the world. As much as people loved his personality in The Beatles, he would have gladly been happy to sit […]
Paul McCartney ‘Hardly Talked’ to John Lennon After an Awkward Mistake on the Phone
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were on decidedly bad terms after The Beatles broke up. McCartney sued his bandmates to take control of their catalog from their manager, Allen Klein. […]
What is a ‘Day Tripper’ in the song by The Beatles?
During The Beatles’ 1966 tour of the United States, it was put to John Lennon and Paul McCartney that Time magazine had reported their song ‘Day Tripper’ to be about […]
Before the breakup: The Beatles songs John Lennon described as Paul McCartney’s “last gasp”
As the 1960s came to an end, so too did The Beatles. Tensions between the band had been rising since the death of their manager, Brian Epstein, in 1967. The […]
The musician Ringo Starr called “the finest bass player in the world”
After the massive drama that went into the final years of The Beatles, it would be understandable if none of them wanted to play music together ever again. They had […]
George Harrison’s childhood home in Liverpool gets blue plaque
The Beatles guitarist George Harrison’s childhood home has been awarded a blue plaque, honouring the property as a culturally significant landmark. 12 Arnold Grove previously looked like another terrace house […]
The moment Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and John Bonham came to blows
Led Zeppelin are noted as one of the most influential groups in rock history. While their individual brilliance is well observed, it was the group’s ability to lock in with […]
The one George Harrison song that changed The Beatles forever
When George Harrison left The Beatles, he was ready to take on the world, and for a period of time, he was the biggest name that the Liverpudlian outfit had […]
The band John Lennon christened “sons of Beatles”
From the moment that The Beatles ended their reign of dominance at the end of the bustling 1960s, the band became the unattainable benchmark for any new group making waves […]